The Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) awarded Barry Muchnick, assistant professor of environmental studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, a mini-grant to advance civic learning and social responsibility as expected dimensions within students’ majors. Muchnick’s grant was one of 24 awarded by AAC&U out of the 134 applications, indicating widespread interest in rethinking departmental Find out more »

Tristan Cai, assistant professor of photography, presents a solo exhibition of his ongoing project, A Celebration: The Origin of Life at the CICA Museum in Gimpo, South Korea. The project takes the form of an archive of both fictional and real photographs in the areas of evolution research, offering a critical perspective on the issues of how visual culture shapes our Find out more »

Officer Gerald Sellers was among 12 law enforcement officers to receive an officer of the year award at the 18th annual law enforcement appreciation day ceremony held Tuesday, May 8 at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center. Sellers has been a public safety officer for the College since October 2014. He currently serves as senior Find out more »

Amanda Deerfield, assistant professor of economics, and Sriparna Ghosh, visiting professor of economics, presented research at the Association of Private Enterprise Education in Las Vegas, Nevada, in April. Deerfield’s research in “Examining the Relationship Between Economic Freedom and Ridesharing Legislation” found that states with less economic freedom take longer to pass ridesharing legislation. Her research Find out more »

St. Mary’s College Alumnus and Iron Man Brian Boyle ’10 wrote a triathlon-inspired children’s book entitled “Swim, Bark, Run” (Sky Pony Press, June 2018) targeted to the 3-5 year age range child. According to Boyle, “My goal is that this book will inspire young children to want to live a healthy and active lifestyle.” Boyle Find out more »

Jennifer Cognard-Black, professor of English, is a writing fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts from May 7-20, 2018. During this artist residency, Cognard-Black is working on her first novel, the fictionalization of a 10-year period in the life of Edith Wharton. Cognard-Black was awarded a MidAtlantic Arts Foundation Grant to support her Find out more »

St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the state’s public honors college, graduated 373 students with Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees on Saturday, May 12, outdoors on the campus’ Townhouse Green. The commencement address was delivered by Wanda Queen Draper, executive director of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Find out more »

The St. Mary’s College Board of Trustees met on Friday, May 11, and approved two new minors in business and astrophysics, and a new major in women, gender, and sexuality studies (WGSX). The new business minor is designed to complement a wide range of majors currently offered at the College. The business minor is consistent Find out more »

Betül Başaran, associate professor of religious studies, received a fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. for the academic year 2018-19, in support of her sabbatical project, “Cross-Cultural Intimacy and Marriage between Europeans and Ottoman Women in the Early Modern Era.” The fellowship provides support for up to a three-month residence at the Folger. Fellowships are Find out more »

St. Mary’s College Professor of History Charles Holden published two articles over the 2017-18 academic year. “Prominent Men Badly Beaten: The Baltimore Pro-War Riot of 1917,” was published in the Fall/Winter 2018 issue of Maryland Historical Magazine. The article describes a riot that broke out in Baltimore in April 1917 as the U.S. entered World War Find out more »